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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 is a glitchy mess
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It is bad, it has horrid UI design, it is broken so bad it makes no sense.
Kill it with fire.
Green Yoshi
Member
Huw_Dawson
Member
In an alternate universe, this game came out, was deemed a great tribute and enhancement of classic THPS gameplay, garnered a dedicated following of fans and more fun skateboard games for everyone.
Activision really needs to try and build quality franchises. At some point the COD and Skylanders gravy trains are going to go away and they're going to be faced with a total dearth of titles.
Activision really needs to try and build quality franchises. At some point the COD and Skylanders gravy trains are going to go away and they're going to be faced with a total dearth of titles.
TheSlySoul
Member
The one game where him not being able to do much is valid.
SoulUnison
Banned
I can't believe the timer is branded.
The timer. Is. Branded.
I don't even think this is a video game so much as they saw the opportunity to wrap a bunch of advertising in a "game" that evokes nostalgia.
The timer. Is. Branded.
I don't even think this is a video game so much as they saw the opportunity to wrap a bunch of advertising in a "game" that evokes nostalgia.
PrivateRyan
Member
Disappointing but not surprised. If anything, the only surprise has come from some people in the other Tony Hawk's thread said we were "nitpicking" when being cynical about this hot turd of a mess.
Eurgh.
And this is coming from someone who actually tolerated Tony Hawk's HD.
Eurgh.
And this is coming from someone who actually tolerated Tony Hawk's HD.
TheSlySoul
Member
Creating some GIFS from my videos...
BrettHeazy
Member
how on earth did this make it past QA?
seriously.
seriously.
They walked past the QA office and could not be bothered. Straight to Gold!
It didn't. QA departments don't miss this stuff, all the bugs go into big databases through development. Ultimately somebody involved (likely the publisher) just said 'fuck it, ship the game'.
Interestingly, Kotaku UK report the Xbox One version they tried only glitched and hung a few times (in their limited testing). I've got a feeling there's some platform and user generated content issues going on.
Doczu
Member
Creating some GIFS from my videos...
SWAG Crates. Love the sound of it!
lifeexpectancy
Member
Footage recorded after day one patch. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...hawks-pro-skater-5-is-a-bit-of-a-glitchy-mess
Edit: it's worth noting this was all recorded in one hour of play, and even the music glitches. It is truly awful.
Update: without the patch the game isn't playable, you can just do the tutorial.
Update: Polygon rip this game to shreds here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=oRGoN9uSL6E
Is ANYONE surprised by this given what we saw before launch?
Anyone?
*crickets*
Yeah... that's what I thought. Sent to die. E.T. has been dethroned.
How is saying it's ugly or saying Skate 4 save us something to be smug about? lol
The first is akin to seeing a guy standing in front of an out-of-control runaway rail car and being like "That guy's gonna get hit by that runaway railcar." :smug:
The second is just begging for something better to come along.
Smug? I'm so confused right now.
plagiarize
Banned
Who plagiarizes NeoGAF posts
For those who missed it, Polygon did a video on their experience and it is hilarious and sad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRGoN9uSL6E
paragonpro
Banned
Have activision or robomondo made a statement yet?
Yikes, they don't actually play the games for Honest Game Trailers, then.
It's best not to say anything and just forget this shit exists.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
They won't say anything. This will all be swept under the rug soon with Black Ops 3.
paragonpro
Banned
Watching this only reminded me of how fucking good 4 is, i might need to buy a ps2 again.
SolidSnakex
Member
A straight HD version of THUG1+2 would be dramatically better than this. On the GiantBomb livestream they said that even HD was better than this, and that wasn't good. So that tells you a lot. But an HD version of any of the old games isn't going to happen as this is literally the last TH game from Activision. As mentioned above, the contract that Activision extended with Tony expires this year. This was the last gasp for the series.
RyanPierre
Member
Or you could just enjoy the videos and gifs of the glitches and save $60.
But for $60? Oh dear
Cross quoting myself from the price announcement thread here:
PS: Looking back at those threads, I feel really sorry for those who gave Robomodo the benefit of doubt and got their hopes up. It's one thing to be let down, but it's another thing to be let down like this.
When you first start the game "DISRUPTIVE GAMES" logo appears, who worked on Lost Planet 3 (which got 59% on Metacritic and killed the franchise).
http://www.disruptivegames.net/company.html
http://www.disruptivegames.net/company.html
montopolis
Banned
This type of practice has become too common, especially since the push and support for digital games and pre-orders are becoming more popular (for some effing reason). This game, and many like it are exactly why I don't buy new digital games and pre-order anything, its seems to be an invitation to get stuck with an unfinished product that you cant get rid of, and in most cases cant get a refund.
Confused Cheeseburger
Member
That was amazing.
At the part about the early 2000s, I'm wheezing those were dark ages.
So I guess this was the broken game some journalists were talking a couple of days ago?
Don't think Boba Fett is going to be able to fit that in the SLAVE 1
EDIT: Whats considered the last great...or even good TH game? I remember liking Underground quite a bit. I still have it.
Underground 2. All the rest is gutter trash.
Doczu
Member
Skate 2.
Insane Metal
Member
LoL loved the names!
superNESjoe
Member
Underground 2 is the last good, THPS3 is the best.
thelastcrusader
Banned
Atleast this has multiplayer.
Creating some GIFS from my videos...
Thanks, I was running out of laughs. The first one is spectacular.
Seeing this really makes me wonder how much time Robomodo had to work on this.
So many of the challenges are super cut and paste. Its obviously ridiculously buggy.
The caterer leaked it about 6 months ago.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this game came together in under a year, rushed by Activision. I don't think that Robomodo are just horribly incompetent game developers, but this game seriously is a hunk of trash.
It just makes me wonder what this game could have been if it was given the proper development time it would need (at least 2 years.)
So many of the challenges are super cut and paste. Its obviously ridiculously buggy.
The caterer leaked it about 6 months ago.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this game came together in under a year, rushed by Activision. I don't think that Robomodo are just horribly incompetent game developers, but this game seriously is a hunk of trash.
It just makes me wonder what this game could have been if it was given the proper development time it would need (at least 2 years.)
This is Extreme Boards and Blades level of bad...
diffusionx
Gold Member
I liked Project 8, but I don't think that was too well received.
There's not a single good game under their work, they ARE incompetent and should not be spared.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Polygon had to create a new account on Xbox One to even get the game to run.
http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/29/9420105/tony-hawks-pro-skater-5-glitch-video-gameplay-overview
http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/29/9420105/tony-hawks-pro-skater-5-glitch-video-gameplay-overview
Gamezone
Gold Member
This is starting to look more like Goat Simulator.
